In 1869, a Swiss physician-cum-biochemist while checking pus-filled surgical bandages made this remarkable discovery accidently: How Friedrich Miescher’s DNA discovery changed scienceIn 1869, a Swiss physician-cum-biochemist while checking pus-filled surgical bandages made this remarkable discovery accidently when Friedr...
30 May, 2026, 06.56 PM IST
Open to 4-5 acquisitions, but at sensible valuations: Ameera Shah, promoter and executive chairperson, Metropolis HealthcareMetropolis Healthcare is set for its next growth phase. The diagnostic chain will focus on genomics and specialty diagnostics. Strategic ac...
15 May, 2026, 12.41 AM IST
In 1928, Alexander Fleming Returned From Vacation: Found Mold in a Petri Dish and Discovered Penicillin, Changing Medicine ForeverA forgotten petri dish led to a groundbreaking discovery. Alexander Fleming observed mold inhibiting bacteria, a finding later developed in...
04 May, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Anthropic acquires Coefficient Bio for nearly $400 million: ReportAnthropic acquires startup Coefficient Bio for about $400 million: report
03 Apr, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
Torrent Group ventures into diagostics business, opens lab in Navi MumbaiTorrent Group has entered the diagnostics market. They have launched Torrent Diagnostics and opened India's largest National Reference Labo...
23 Feb, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Metropolis Healthcare shares jump over 4% as revenue surges 23% YoY in Q2 updateMetropolis Healthcare shares: As per its Q2FY26 business update, consolidated growth was driven by strong demand for preventive health chec...
07 Oct, 2025, 11.09 AM IST
Namdhari Seeds sets up greenhouse facility near BengaluruAt this facility's Plant Pathology units, Namdhari Seeds will focus on developing pest and disease-resistant crop varieties, promising high...
13 Sep, 2023, 10.14 PM IST
Glasgow University names research building after Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, husband John; Zerodha co-founder 'amazed'The couple had gifted $7.5 million to the university in July 2019.
30 Mar, 2022, 07.56 PM IST
Covid antibodies can last 8 months after infection even if you have hypertension & diabetesThe researchers studied 162 patients with symptomatic coronavirus with average age of 63.
12 May, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Rapid tests not 100% accurate, but serve well with 70% sensitivity: DST secretary Ashutosh SharmaWhile the vaccine discovery is still a long way off, we have started moving on several preventive measures and healthcare interventions. Th...
06 May, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
Bayer, Curadev ink pact to discover drug candidates for lung, cardiovascular, inflammatory diseasesGlobal pharma and life sciences major Bayer and domestic drug discovery firm Curadev have signed a research collaboration and licence agree...
23 Mar, 2020, 05.10 PM IST
Video gaming as addictive as cocaine, gambling: WHO'Gaming disorder' has been added to ICD's 11th addition, making this the first major revision in nearly three decades.
19 Jun, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
- E-Cigarettes are less harmful than conventional cigarettes: Study
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) As the government continues to caution people against tobacco and e-cigarettes, a study by the North East Hills Uni...
07 Jan, 2018, 08.12 PM IST
Urine odour may help detect Alzheimer's earlyThe odour signature found in mouse models of the disease appears in urine before significant development of Alzheimer-related brain patholo...
15 Jan, 2016, 06.11 PM IST
18 hospitals served notices for ignoring rules for bio-wasteNotices have also been slapped on the Shrishti Institute of Medical Science & Research Centre, Korba, Mission Hospital, Bilaspur and other ...
04 May, 2014, 04.05 PM IST
Glenmark initiates studies to develop new molecule 'GBR 830'Glenmark Pharmaceuticals initiates studies to develop a new molecule 'GBR 830', which could treat diseases like Arthritis (RA) and bowel di...
04 Feb, 2013, 03.57 PM IST
The Caring WorldBack around the turn of the 20th century when psychology was trying to establish itself as a science, it turned violently away from all lin...
03 Apr, 2012, 02.24 AM IST